The Sandusky Star-Journal from Sandusky, Ohio • Page 4

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WMklr, OOjwr Year in adranee This Date In History--Nov. 28. tSB--Magellan, the pioneer navigator of the Pa cine, drat entered that ocean IWS-Frontenai. (Count Louis), distingished French sovernor of Canada patron galle and other explorers of the region, (lied in Quebec, bora 1620 1785--William nhipple. "signer" lor New Hamp died bom 1730 1TM--Baron Stenben died, born 1730 1812--Surprise and rout of Napoleon's army by Russians at the bridge ol Bercsma, 12,000 slain 1859--Washington Ining died bora 1 S3 1871--Marshal Benedek, general ot prom inence in Italian campaigns and commander the forces at Sadowa, died born 1804 1897--Fierce political not broke out in lenna 1898--The Spanish ftar commissioners delivered their reply to the Amencan demand of Ivov 51 surrendering the Philippines for $20,000, Methuen Kimberley column attack, ed the Boers at Moilder ruer with heavy loss.

Countesa Castiglione noted beauty of the second irapire, died in Fans, that, year and a fourth in Oetplwr, attest the frequency with which assembled In response to- Mr Lincoln's call to prajret and thankgjjiving Issuing tjte loit of ThanksgivlD? proclamations the Piesident sad that it was his earnest hope the people do reverently humble, thamselres in the dust and from thence otter up fervent pravers and supplications to ihe Great of Events foi a return of the inestimable blessings of peace union and harmony throughout tbe lanu It was In 1863 that President Lin coin nalred the last Thursday November as a da of Thanksgiving which dav has since been observed as national holiday in 'most of" the itates perhaps now in oil We as a natlrn have been abund antly blessed during the past vear and is proper all the people shouh. meet in their usual places of worship ind o'fer up praise and thanksgiving the "Giver of every good and per- gift Instead however the vast majority of our people will feast visi icld family reunions eat turkev and so to see a game of foct-bill Thanksgiving Day. The religious fpstival ThanKsgu ing was observed fiist by tl England colonists in 1621 Gov- irnoi Biadford of Plymouth set anart a day of thanksgiving and orayer foi the bountiful harvests of that year and thus established the institution of the day as a religious festival In a short Ume tfie other New England colonies were established and soon the das was celebrated in all of them foi the same leasons and the same mannei as at Plymouth The first celebrations of the day were characterized by no mere perfunctorj rites but were responsive to a "eal national need if the colonists may be said to had national needs in those early days Today hovvevei we obseive.Thanks giving in a very different manner It has degenerated into a day of feasting and hilants of frolicking and visiting, and there is little in the method cf observing it that suggests the real character of the day Since losing sight of the ongma' purpose of the dav as displayed in it; observance by the early colonist-, there have been but short and scat tcred intervals when the importance and sac-redness of the event found Ittmg expressions in pi aver ami wor tlup and real thanksgiving to Al mighty God, bv the people generally One of these periods nowever is to bq found in the Thanksgiving days of the Civil wai During that awful struggle the people of the No'th sambled 11 the chuiches to offei praise and thanksgiving to HIP King of nations and Lord of battles 01 to engage in fasting and pravei at least on seven different occasions at tbe call of President Lincoln The first of these was in response to the Piesi dents pioclaimtion issuc'l August 11861 which designated the last Thurs day of Septembei foi public bumil lation fasting and prayer, on which to recognize the hand of God in this terrible visitation and in sorrowful remembrance of oui own faults and crimes as a nation and as irdiv uluals to humble ourselves befoie Him am 1 piav that mav be spared furthpr punishment though most 1 stlv dc i In ipspopse to the call ol the President the ople assembled i a i i i ant mat'p no hollow mocktiv of it No foot-uall i I'nreis and i ked th it occasion onsen a of tbe Jav such ns tl i ol the little Pilgnn 1 i Uu i i i Iv file Vgdin in Two Wabash AT EIGHTY ARE DEAD Why We Are Thankful Pel the past vear and a half the Star has gone along in tbe even tenor cf ts way steadily growing lancing until it has come to te tbe daily papei in tins eo mtv and It has or-joved the confidenc and potro age of both leaders and advertisers in an umis ml degree fo' both of which it is d'jh appreciative Ou eaders a learned that the StPi not a dav late i its news but on the that it is i much alive to I miDoiUnt news iteir coveimg fullv all depaitrr-ents of revvs--local telegraphic and special-besides serving them the best miscellaneous featuies of the laige metiopolitan dailies have leained the value of arnoircmj their thiough the columns of this paper and therefore have crowded its space with stoie news which has ce' tainly proved prontaole alike to them and to readeis of then announcements The columns of the Stai have at manv times not been equal to the demands made upon its space In this connection we mas Lc pai cloned for reminding tbe public of th hints innuendoes and predictions failure made bv coatempoiaues the time The Vvord Peters ccinpar purchased tins paper and assumed con tiol of its affaiis The prornetoi ot oui eveninc: contemporaiv stated Is ir conv ei sation with everv one he met upon the ctioets at the time that thp Stai wo ild not last three months The proprietois of oui morning; contemporaiv were perhaps a littlp moie generous and said the paper would go to the wall in six months Three months came ind passed awav likewise six months 4ND TODAY THE STAR IS STRONC ER AND BETTER IN EVFR1 THAN OUR COMPETITOR ON AS FIRM BASIS AS ITS MORNING CONTEMPORARY From the veis dy the present owners absumed the management of the its business--in all depaitments --lias increase! until LOW when it is foui times what it w.i.b eighteen mouths ago And this is a we are Jianlful foi Prospents and i con stant incieaic of business Passenger Trains Near Adrian. Meet Head on And 125 Injured, it Being One of the Greatest road Catastrophes in Vears Wrecked Cars Burned Up, and Bodies Roasted. Petroit Mich Nov 28--Earlv tln morning the latest estimate of the dead in the Wabash wreck near Adiian Alich was that there are s(.

dead and 125 mji red Of the 'attei is sa that 25 will die Tram l-sds of injured have been taken A a Mich Montpeliei 0 and Peru Of the dead nftv aie It lian 'mm- giants who were on the i bourj tiain No 11 It is estimated that there we'c oO prisons the dav of tram No 4 elot bound ird 1 tV 3u tie dead Adiian Mich Nov --One of the mosl vvunis in Ih' iistc's of the Wabash laihoal occuned "eneca Mich a small a st ition atout seveniv les ouUiwebt 01 1) tioit between 7 mil 7 30 IOCK last nigh i rhe vvieck this niormnz ncscnts a most "isht toi the dead continues and the wanded are being taken to hospitals in lals least 80 and proballv ,0 rei- tons weie 1 illed pnd of 1 injured 21 aie foreign imm Tiam Pmtei McLemoie an! othei a who escaped serious injurv dia'-gcc main of the out of he flarifs but manv otneio alive 'n i ill possession of thpir senses con sumtd One aged Italian IP pinned in the week fianticallv toic is the clothing on his oodv so that the flames might shorten his agonv Men women, realizing hat t' 1 could not escape begged the to kill them before the flames reached them A child skull was i shed ard its DOlv was le'oip the PS es of the frenzied mother Men whose limbs wpie atchca ill hoiioi then an dcbiis Pietro Boaggio a laborer severed i 1', pixket knife the fi of fle wlncb held one mangled leg to his bodv and diagged hinr-p't i fiom tbe llames to pscapp of the injmed were taken to PPI i Inr he hi spiHls theie ai" fli 1 w.th the ,11 HURON. Mies Matfha 'Halladiy hu rtaurned tc hi'i home in ptwv aftuf ipcmi- Ing several weeks vUh -ulafavc 1 in Cleveland Sicramentdl Cervices will be hpH In the church next Sanday morning There will be preparatory Thursday evening Miss Oiaic McCouuell is the guest o( Loiain fi lends Miss, Lettie White oC Toledo, is visiting IIP! sistei, Sirs Gt-o Vehiter Mis 1 'Miller entertained tne Stud dub evening Mrs Hulda hag returned flora an extended Uoit friends, in Bellville, Pa Mr Bui ton Wikel left Wednesday nioiniug for St Louis, where be will attend business Mrs Featherstone has returned to her home in Conneaut While the guest of Mrs Hull in'this place shti was tak en ill and was confined to her bed several weeks The Burke and Rice Vaudeville and Minstrel company will appear in HI ion Fnday evening in a pei-ftrreaiict which includes many new and original specialties, and othci good feature, An excellent way of testing tea Is to put a teaspoonful in a glass of water and shake it thoroughly If tbe tea is pure the water will be a clear amber tint but, if adultei.iled. col- kred Milwaukee Beer people Bottled at the Brewery. Fred Miller Brewlnj Co. To rcgtSrt 1 fHaert writing brush It over with a feather or camefs hair brush dipped in tincture of nutgalls.

This process will bring out tbe manuscript plainly German Peat. There are over 5,000,000 acres of peat In Germany alone and much lignite of poor quality. BATTLE Expected to be Fought Today in South America Washington Nov 28 --Captain Peiry of the lo va this morning le poited to the secretarv of fie a tint the decisive eig.i fc 'emfciit betwein the insui gents and governm nt troops, was expected today in Colom bia near Buena Vista Ids le" am reads as follows Panama Nov 28--Paities lougbt vesterday near Buena Vista stopped Bring while passengei trai 1 passed The decisive engaci ment is expected tot'av about the same place (Signed PERRi HaiboaJ men use the a i i i an a i the old sn gle tiack lines of a i a and i tn block 53 stem of signals Officials at the Chicago headquarters lefuse to discuss the ipport that an iidoi fo No 4 to wait at Spueca the seiions nature of the ch 11 that grrss nesligencp causpd the appalling loss of life the nffial 1 hav warned the employes of the oad not to disclose anything iiat ma tenn to fasten the blame upon anv one The stov es used on the cars were of the oh 1 tvpc iccorriine to statements en ploves of the companv a 1 con- i were scattered ovei the vieck This is i lea'on it (Uh( consumer! THE SOCIAL CHRONICLE I For chapped i face and roughness of the. skin, etc Dumond's Toilet Cream is the ideal remedy No other preparation equals it cnra- tive and emollient properties During the last six years, hnn jf dredp of bottles have been gold, and every bottle has given satisfaction Price 25 cents Hot Water Bottles chill ont of ur feet and give you sound sleep. Stop tbe aches and pams so prevalent in winter 2 quart size sells at 65 cents 1 ITHF? HII TT I 1 Ov 1 HLv 1 Both 'phones.

Mi -senger at your service West House Pharmacy. ji Society Gossip of the Day Mrfe Geoige e'lteitT nrd laige ratty at cards at the W( dnosrlay af tPi noon hei were a hundiet' and the appointments were lianu-Gn- Th af- noon vas a i ore The Washington correspondent of the Cleveland Plain Dealei savs that foimei Congiessman Waltei Weavei is out of the lace foi the tment of pension commiasionei of Ohio His i i a a is due to the fact that Sen- atoi Forakei lefused to indorse him although he had thp support of the Ohio Consti pssmen and Senatoi Hanm in bis efforts to seeuie the plaee Foiaku doubtless bad good reasons foi not indorsing Weavei it that i neithei i noi tbeie Weavei knew that mi i support ilone would do him 1 ttk i the Piesident so he L'ot out of the i.icc i Tonkei IIK'OI cd him nd I a i el used its: i 1 olln'- to doughnuts tbat he would i staved in tbe a to the end Foi ikei is are nigh i Roosevelt on tin Oth of i i the people assemble 1 it tbe call ol Lincoln to Hid piav In his pio (tarnation the IVsuluU said hav giown in numbeis wealth and pow-e' as no othei nation has 'iown But we a foi rotten God Intovi cated i iinbio'ien RTPSS wp hav become too --elf buffucnt tr feel the netessits of giace too proud to puv to the God rn.ulr ,13 Oni agpin fluinu tbt eontinmnec uf the t.n.e i ISM r-idcnt Lincoln in aecoidancr i 1 a joint Ksoltition of Congtess issued i prr clamation urging i bv of avei and fasting bv all thp people These weie the a of hu niliation and pravei The ppople of the North met in accoidance with the wishes of the Prpsident -nd played foi the success of the I'vioi and the tilumph of Fcdeial a-rms on the field of battle Foui Thanksgiving proclamations lewd during that eventful pei Sd, and the Thanksirivines were oh Mrvcd In their tnie meanmR Onp in Ml, 1S82 anothpr in Julv 18fS fol- ed bj stiil another in Ootohei and inn i Hoii'-p is 2:0111 powci it the A i Senatoi i a i savs i i be no icciprocitv at the expense of pto tectiou it he can help it a evactlj thp position ot tbe tl lists an'I tuiff-feel combines Foiakei ecs i them now .1 population of 4JS 01 about 10 000 over thp ei census of a ago Us clair 1 mpst collect fo 1 it is 1 to bv the inn up tbe new duectorv MI--S i i iCiddcr i ippeai in Man-fleld in Mollv Pitchei S.IP dusk i IIOVVPMI must eopti'iit ncrspit with the ten-thonsin; ilia -maiau teed real Tiank lar-e-, Foot ball anil broken noses Bp thankful that vou ro living In thp opening vears of the Twent'eth cen- turv What would the Pilerims say aoout our way of celcbiatlng this religious festival' CHEERS KI1.LLD I i i Rush oloane ji his school in eland with his pdi bcint to spend I Ithaca I Teed aged SO an enthusiastic Toruell foot oall sxippo IPI dioppnd dead in the Lehigh Vallev station here Wcnncsdaj jtternoon i 'heeim-; the Coinell sub WHO re startins; foi the Pe'-nsjlv, n.a it Philadelphia FACTORirS WIPED On New Yoik Nov 28--A nlock ol tones belonging to the National I amahne Stamping company binned this morning Tn" loss is i timated at Geoige Koeb night watchman is nibbing am is be lievcd that he was burned to lit t'l Tbeie vveie 9 2 oinldriKS flora one to foui stones in height il. are total wrecks Wibhington Nov 28--Force ist foi Ohio Fan continued told tpnpcli 1 Friday fan probablv WOTJO noitherls i oecon ng riable REPORTEn DFAH Constantnnplc No 28 i has i cached Purkuli oflici.als hcie that Miss Ellen btone the Ariel ican missionarv abducted by brigan Is mil hei companion a a i Tsilka aie buth dead The McKlnley Memorial Fund. Ui Hufhes has bee i notit'e I that I has beer appjinter "1 -nimr of the committee which vil', a chi-rge of the McKinles memorial fund in Erie countv I Eugene Cnnght me efficieut mikei of the Mai i- visiting Belleviu Robert Micbel of the firm cf vlichel Bros is lying veiv seriously ill at his home his condition bein; that his friends are greatly co.i cernc A Airs Zollmgei has leturned fiom a visit with Toledo Prof Paul Patterson was in i a i lot evening taking pait in a concert Aliss Telle Butlei with in on i Jndee Reed has leturned from Poit Clinton he has Wn hoMuig court "VIiss Eula Smith of a tu of a i Smith who mprr i 1 innie Hiyes the of thp pitsident is Buttof street BRILLIANT (I Wedding of Two Popular Young People at Holy Angels' Church Mr Flank Gun lla- voting business man vv-11 and Mis" Mrs O.I Peck Dead. Mrs I.

Peck of Toledb well known to manv Sanduskv people died i.t her home Monday afternoon after an illness of only a few days She was sevpnty-fhe years of and was the of Mr Peck' son ard two daughters survive he. for tbe Star. Geigt-r daughter of Mr and Mrc Con- i id Geigei of Tylei and a popular joung lady werp married' tins morning at Holj Angels church The wedding was a brilliant affai- Tbe altar of the church was decoratel with palms and tbe chvrch was c-ovvd to the doors with friends and rela lives of the parties when the wedding party entered at 8 30 The bride was handsome in i iown of white a i VMS attended by her sister Eleanor tHeiger as bridesmaid who also wore a beautiful gown of white The liest man was Mr John Gundlach, a brother of the eroom and the ushers Mr Charles Ge ger and Mi Peter ilnndlach RPV Father lymb oflidatpfl it the ceremonj and a high m.ass was Following the ceremony, a weddinr breakfast was served at the lump of the bride's parents, to which a number of attests had been Invited intimate friends Mr and Mrs Gundtoflh were JuBrtiJy congratulated and wished the best of thpif new relation In lifp Mary FURNITURE OF QUALITY" Ideas in Odd and Artistic Things. Men will find comfort and satisfaction in them. Women well be charmed with their artistic beauty.

Everybody will be pleased with the prices. Don't put off your Christmas buying too long. MAKE YOUR C3IFT A THIINQ OP COMFORT JTo refresh your memory, we name over a few things, suitable for gifts. Morris Chairs, Turkish Chairs and Rockers in leather Book Cases, Desks, Roman Chairs, 500 styles Fancy Rockers, Shaving Stands, Chiffoniers, Dressing Tables, Cheval Mirrors, Davenport Sofas, couches, Parlor cabinets, Parlor Tables, Statuary, Pictures, Plate Racks, Music cabinets, Hall Seats and Glasses, Reed Furniture, all at moderate prices. Call early and make your selections.

We have ample room to store your purchases for Xmas delivery QOEBEL'S Market Street Through to Washington Row. SPAPFRf NFWSPAPFK.